FRANCE NUYEN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
France Nuyen was born on July 31st, 1939 in Marseille, France with the birth name France Nguyen Van Nga. She was raised by a cousin in France and had a troubled abusive childhood, which later lead to her earning a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and after her career as an actress she found work as a family practice counselor working with abused children and women. In 1989 she was awarded the 'Woman of the Year' award in Los Angeles, California for her work as a psychologist.
As an actress she is most remembered for her role on the television series, "Star Trek" (1966) portraying 'the Dohlman of Elas'. Her career as an actress began when she was working as a seamstress in the mid 1950's and a photographer for, Life Magazine took notice of her and she was given the chance to appear on the cover of the magazine.
Soon she found work as a stage actress and was appearing in such productions as, "The World of Suzie Wong". Soon she broke into the film industry adding such film credits to her resume as, "In Love and War" (1958) starring with Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lange, Bradford Dillman and Sheree North, "South Pacific" (1958) starring alongside Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, Ron Ely and Tom Laughlin, "Satan Never Sleeps" (1962) starring with William Holden and Clifton Webb, "A Girl Named Tamiko" (1962) also starring Laurence Harvey, Martha Hyer, Gary Merrill and Miyoshi Umeki, "Diamond Head" (1963) starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, James Darren, Aline MacMahon, Philip Ahn, Vaughn Taylor and Elizabeth Allen, "Dimension 5" (1966) starring with Jeffrey Hunter and Harold Sakata, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973) co-starring Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Lew Ayres, Severn Darden, John Huston and Paul Williams, "China Cry" (1990) starring with James Shigeta and Julia Nickson and her most recent appearance in, "The American Standards" (2008).
Over the course of her career she has also appeared on such television series as, "Burke's Law", "Columbo", "St. Elsewhere", "I Spy", "Gunsmoke", "Chopper One", "The Magician", "Charlie's Angels", "Fantasy Island", "Magnum, P.I", "Santa Barbara", "Hong Kong", "Knotts Landing", "The Single Guy" and "The Outer Limits".
France Nuyen has married twice throughout her lifetime, first to Dr. Thomas Gaspar Morell in 1963 and they had one child together before the marriage came to an end in 1966. She then wed actor Robert Culp in 1967 however by 1970 this marriage also ended in divorce.
Filmography
2008 The American Standards
2003 The Battle of Shaker Heights
1999 The Outer Limits
1997 A Smile Like Yours
1997 The Magic Pearl
1996 The Single Guy
1995 OP Center
1995 Angry Cafe
1994 A Passion to Kill
1993 Murder, She Wrote
1993 The Joy Luck Club
1992 Raven
1991 Write to Kill
1990 China Cry: A True Story
1990 Knots Landing
1990 Nasty Boys
1989 Generations
1989 Santa Barbara
1986-1988 St. Elsewhere
1985 Crazy Like a Fox
1985 Midas Valley
1985 Magnum, P.I.
1984 Jealousy
1984 Automan
1981-1983 Trapper John, M.D.
1978-1980 Fantasy Island
1978 Death Moon
1978 Columbo
1977 Charlie's Angels
1977 Code Name: Diamond Head
1971-1977 Hawaii Five-O
1976 Police Woman
1976 Police Story
1969-1976 Medical Center
1974 Kung Fu
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 Chopper One
1974 The Magician
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 The Big Game
1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1971 One More Train to Rob
1971 Slingshot
1970 Black Water Gold
1968 Star Trek
1966-1967 I Spy
1966 Dimension 5
1966 Gunsmoke
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1965 Burke's Law
1963 The Winston Affair
1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963 Diamond Head
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
1962 Satan Never Sleeps
1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie
1960 Adventures in Paradise
1960 Hong Kong
1958 In Love and War
1958 South Pacific
